Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Orano currently has 2 pending office actions in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. Unlike more distributed portfolios, this organization's prosecution is highly concentrated, with all 2 pending office actions assigned to 1 distinct examiner. This examiner, SHAMS, NAZMUN NAHAR, is also the busiest examiner for the portfolio, managing 2 pending office actions.
The data shows that the active matters are contained within 1 distinct art unit. This means that the technical review for both pending office actions is being conducted by the same individual in the same specialized group. The 2 pending office actions assigned to SHAMS, NAZMUN NAHAR represent the entirety of the company's current pending workload. For patent practitioners, this concentration simplifies the prosecution landscape, as there is only one technical dialogue to maintain.
However, the outcome of the current portfolio's prosecution is heavily dependent on the specific examination style and requirements of SHAMS, NAZMUN NAHAR. Because there is only 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit involved, the applicant does not have the benefit of diverse examiner perspectives. To advance the portfolio, the company must successfully address the specific concerns raised in the 2 pending office actions within this single administrative channel.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §112 only | 1 (50%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (50%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHAMS, NAZMUN NAHAR | 2 | 80.6% | +18.4% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18248173 | METHOD FOR OPENING AN ELECTROCHEMICAL GENERATOR | SHAMS, NAZMUN NAHAR | 23d |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18553250 | Method for dissolving a positive electrode material | SHAMS, NAZMUN NAHAR | 3d overdue |
Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18553250 | Method for dissolving a positive electrode material | SHAMS, NAZMUN NAHAR | 3d overdue |
| 18248173 | METHOD FOR OPENING AN ELECTROCHEMICAL GENERATOR | SHAMS, NAZMUN NAHAR | 23d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1738 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18553250 | Method for dissolving a positive electrode material | SHAMS, NAZMUN NAHAR | 1738 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | Sep 29, 2023 |
| 18248173 | METHOD FOR OPENING AN ELECTROCHEMICAL GENERATOR | SHAMS, NAZMUN NAHAR | 1738 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 23d | Pending | Apr 06, 2023 |
IP Author helps IP teams respond to office actions faster with AI-generated responses, examiner analytics, and prosecution intelligence.
Start Free Trial